Introduction

In Animal Crossing, a new town has a museum with four sections that are all devoid of exhibits, and only the player can fill them up. One of the sections is for artwork, and this can be
filled by donating sculptures and paintings that you acquire from your villagers or from a traveling merchant named Crazy Redd.

Acquiring artwork from villagers is a game of chance. Sometimes villagers will approach you, saying that they have bought a piece of art that they know nothing about. They will then inquire
whether you'd like to buy it from them. The asking price will be either really high or quite low, and you won't be allowed to see the art piece prior to the purchase. If you are really lucky,
after accepting the offer to buy the artwork, the villager may change their mind about charging you and offer it to you for free!

Alternatively, you can purchase artwork from Crazy Redd. As frequently as once a week, he will set up his tent in the town plaza where he will exhibit four artwork pieces at a time. You may
purchase one piece of art per player each time he arrives in your town. That means if you have four players then you can buy him out. If you don't have enough players to buy all the pieces you
want, you can ask a friend to visit and buy one for you. Just be sure that they haven't already purchased from Redd elsewhere that day. This is because each player is allowed to purchase only one
piece of art from Redd on any given day, regardless of which town the purchase was made. Crazy Redd usually charges 3,920 Bells for an artwork piece, but this can be slight less if you have good
Feng Shui in your home.

Irrespective of whether you obtain art pieces from a villager or from Crazy Redd, your museum has high standards and accepts only genuine pieces. Unfortunately,
Crazy Redd is known to sell counterfeits, and your villagers just aren't knowledgeable enough to know whether they've sold you a forgery or not.

Since you cannot see the artwork before buying from a villager, it is best to avoid such purchases if your only aim is to fill the artwork section of the museum. If you don't mind taking the
chance, then purchasing from a villager can lead to bargains. After acquiring the piece, if you don't fancy traipsing all the way to your museum you can instead take it to Reese at Re-Tail. If
Reese offers to buy the piece from you then you can be assured that it's genuine. Some players actively try to acquire all of the forged pieces too because they like to have a complete catalog of
every item in the game. This includes having the full set of forged artwork pieces. Since the forged pieces are themselves quite aesthetically pleasing, they also make great decorations for your
home and can be gifted to other villagers in letters.

If you don't mind buying forgeries, there is nothing much to do when purchasing from Crazy Redd. The only thing you may want to be aware of is whether you already have the pieces he happens to
be selling. However, if you are interested in acquiring only the genuine articles, then pay attention to the tables below. You cannot conclude from Redd's behavior, or from what he says, whether
an art piece is genuine or not. However, by carefully inspecting the contents of his tent and comparing it to the tables below, you can see the subtle difference between the counterfeit and genuine
versions. Be sure to change the camera viewpoint on your console, and zoom in to inspect the art from all directions before buying. There's always at least one genuine art work in Redd's tent, but
there may be more than one. Two genuine pieces is quite common and three has been encountered as well.

By using this guide, you can ensure Crazy Redd won't be able to trick you into purchasing anything you don't wish to buy.

Paintings

Name

Comparison

Difference

Based on

Amazing painting

The man in white is on the left in the forgery.

The Night Watchby Rembrandt1642

Basic painting

The man has both hands on his hips in the forgery.

The Blue Boyby Thomas Gainsboroughapprox 1770

Calm painting

None (always genuine)

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatteby George Seurat1886

Common painting

None (always genuine)

The Gleanersby Jean-Francois Millet1857

Dynamic painting

The mountain is almost as big as the wave in the forgery.

36 Views of Mt. Fujiby Hokusai1833

Famous painting

The left hand is on top in the forgery.

Mona Lisaby Leonardo da Vinci1517

Fine painting

None (always genuine)

Joyousnessby Paul Gauguin1893

Flowery painting

None (always genuine)

Vase With Fifteen Sunflowersby Vincent van Gogh1888

Good painting

The leaf has a bite taken out of it in the forgery.

Basket of Fruitby Caravaggioapprox 1599

Graceful painting

The woman is looking to the left in the forgery.

Beauty Looking Backby Hishikawa Moronobu17th century

Jolly painting

The nose is a carrot in the forgery.

Summerby Guiseppe Arcimboldo1573

Moody painting

None (always genuine)

The Sowerby Jean-Francois Millet1850

Moving painting

The shell appears to be closed, with the straight edge on the top and the curved edge on the bottom, in the forgery.

The Birth of Venusby Botticelliapprox 1486

Nice painting

None (always genuine)

The Fiferby Manet1866

Perfect painting

None (always genuine)

Apples and Orangesby Paul Cezanneapprox 1899

Proper painting

None (always genuine)

A Bar at the Foiles-Bergèreby Manet1882

Quaint painting

The woman is not wearing a white bonnet in the forgery.

The Milkmaidby Johannes Vermeer1658

Scary painting

Only the index fingers are pointing out in the forgery.

Otani Onigi IIIby Toshushai Sharaku1794

Scenic painting

None (always genuine)

The Hunters in the Snowby Pieter Bruegel1565

Serene painting

The woman is holding a cat in the forgery.

Lady with an Ermineby Leonardo da Vinci1490

Solemn painting

The girl in the middle is much taller in the forgery.

Las Meninasby Diego Velasquez1656

Warm painting

None (always genuine)

La Maja Vestidaby Francisco de Goyaapprox 1805

Wild painting

The white god is on the right and black god is on the left in the forgery.